Imaginary Cuba

Imaginary Cuba
Studio album by
Bill Laswell
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1999 (1999-09-14)
StudioOrange Music, West Orange, NJ
GenreDub, sound collage
Length57:26
LabelWicklow
ProducerBill Laswell
Bill Laswell chronology
Serene Timeless Joy
(1999) 		Imaginary Cuba
(1999) 		Broken Vessels
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]
DownBeat[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]

Imaginary Cuba is the ninth solo album by the American composer Bill Laswell, released on September 14, 1999, by Wicklow.

Critical reception

Noting the influence taken from Latin American music, AllMusic reviewer Rick Anderson wrote: "Imaginary Cuba finds [Laswell] taking an approach somewhat similar to the one he employed on his Off World One project -- building on a foundation of field recordings, he constructs complex and often dub-inflected sound collages that sound like no one but Laswell while still maintaining respect for the music's origins."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Habana Transmission #1/Avisale a la Vecina Dub"Bill Laswell4:57
2."Para Clave y Guaguanco"Amado de Jesús Dedeu Hernández3:04
3."Loungin With F.E."Frank Emilio Flynn1:09
4."Chacón and Daniel"Bill Laswell4:26
5."Déjala en la Puntica"Amado de Jesús Dedeu Hernández2:21
6."Habana Transmission #2/Cuban Evolution"Bill Laswell4:39
7."Los Ibellis"Los Ibellis, Bill Laswell6:37
8."Habana Transmission #3/Shango Sound Scan"Los Ibellis4:44
9."Hombre Lobo, No! Hombre Nuevo, Si"Bill Laswell3:48
10."Guerillero Heroico"Bill Laswell3:33
11."Shango"Los Ibellis1:15
12."Pompa at the House"Guillermo Pompa1:53
13."Madre No Me Pida in Dub"Raúl Planas3:37
14."Chaos in the Heat"Bill Laswell4:49
15."Drafting Shadows/Leaving la Habana"Bill Laswell6:34

Personnel

Adapted from the Imaginary Cuba liner notes.[5]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1999 Wicklow CD 09026-63514-2

References

  1. ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Imaginary Cuba". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. ^ columnist (December 1999). "Bill Laswell - Imaginary Cuba". Alternative Press: 102.
  3. ^ columnist (February 2000). "Bill Laswell - Imaginary Cuba". DownBeat: 69.
  4. ^ Browne, David (February 4, 2000). "Havana Ball: The Electronica Cash-In". Entertainment Weekly. No. 524. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  5. ^ Imaginary Cuba (booklet). Bill Laswell. Vancouver, Canada: Wicklow. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)